Faux Cable

Based on Narrow Flat Cables in Knitting Fresh Brioche* by Nancy Marchant. With different selvedges, and with “extra” stitches to balance the pattern left and right. For best results, end having worked row 14 or 26.


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Shown with a cast-on count of 46 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Rows 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, and 25 (WS): *P1, brSl, repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, sl1 wyib.
  • Rows 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, and 26 (WS): Sl1 wyif, k1, *brSl, k1, repeat from *.
  • Row 3: Sl1 wyif, [k1, brSl] twice, k3tog, *[brSl, k1] 6 times, brSl, k3tog, repeat from * to last 6 sts, [brSl, k1] 3 times (multiple of 14 sts, plus 12).
  • Rows 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, and 24 (RS): *P1, brSl, repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, sl1 wyib.
  • Row 7: Sl1 wyif, k1, brSl, k3tog, brSl, (k1, yo, k1) in next st, *[brSl, k1] 4 times, brSl, k3tog, brSl, (k1, yo, k1) in next st, repeat from * to last 4 sts, [brSl, k1] twice.
  • Row 11: Sl1 wyif, [k1, brSl] twice, (k1, yo, k1) in next st, *[brSl, k1] 6 times, brSl, (k1, yo, k1) in next st, repeat from * to last 6 sts, [brSl, k1] 3 times (multiple of 16 sts, plus 14).
  • Row 15: Sl1 wyif, [k1, brSl] 6 times, *k3tog, [brSl, k1] 6 times, brSl, repeat from * to last st, k1 (multiple of 14 sts, plus 14).
  • Row 19: Sl1 wyif, k1, *[brSl, k1] 4 times, brSl, k3tog, brSl, (k1, yo, k1) in next st, repeat from * to last 12 sts, [brSl, k1] 6 times.
  • Row 23: Sl1 wyif, [k1, brSl] 6 times, *(k1, yo, k1) in next st, [brSl, k1] 6 times, brSl, repeat from * to last st, k1 (multiple of 16 sts, plus 14).
  • Repeat rows 3-26.